This would make for the second barricade I’ve seen since Christmas. Les Miserables, what up. Ted is feeling all sorts of miserable over his relationship with Jeanette—the girl whom he proudly reminded us awaiting fans was the last girl before he met The Mother, cue the excited screaming—and decides at the behest of his friends to break up with her. We didn’t know at first how the break-up occurred, but we quickly learned what followed: that Jeanette eventually left. We’re 90% sure. 80%. Unfortunately, Ted hadn’t progressed far enough into their relationship to learn Jeanette was a cop for...

I had to sit and plan how I was going to give this entire, stress-packed episode the attention it deserved, and not make it entirely about the massive plot twist at the end. So I’ll be recapping this Christmas special by character. ‘Tis the season: Ted: Ted’s architectural “more than a building” wonder is opening on the Manhattan skyline, and he decides to prove to his old professor, Prof. Finnick, that he became an architect after all. Unfortunately, the old Professor’s untimely words—“You’ll never be an architect”—remain unchanged. But this ties into the hinge of the episode, The Pit...